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[Event "Howell Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/OeOtCPDO"] [Date "2026.03.12"] [Round "-"] [White "Ion123"] [Black "Margarint20"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.03.12"] [UTCTime "18:38:02"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+162"] [BlackRatingDiff "-163"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "240+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } Qf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. d4 Bb6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nb5 a6 7. Nxc7+ Kd8 8. Nxa8 Ba5+ 9. Bd2 b6 10. Nxb6 Bxb6 11. c4 h5 12. d5 Na5 13. e5 { White wins on time. } 1-0
                   1Ion1231
                   0Margarint200
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